Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-13
SHOWING THE QUEER.
NORTH WHEELING GROCBRS AND SALOON
ISIS DONE UP LAST NIGHT
On the Counterfeit Coin Racket-A Female Shop
Liter Capnred BY the Police Jester
day Afternoon, But Released

Two very slick crooks worked the North
Wheeling grocers and saloon keepers ina
shameful way, last evening, going through
that part of the city ina systematic man
ner, and showing bogus silver dollars of on
everybody who had anything TO sell. The
couple started on Main street, somewhere
about the corner of Eighth street, earlyin
the evening, and one took each side Of the
street, going north. At every saloon,
butcher shop or grocery, one of the men
would go in, purchase aniekle's worth OF
something-beer, cigars, cats meat, or
whatever came most handy, and in pay
ment would tender q brand-new dollar.
These dollars were invariably bad.
The police were put on the track of the
crooks, and Officers Hazlett and Dunlap
secured the entire upper portion Of the
city, but without avail until quite
late in the night. The description
of the men is about rs follows: One is q
man of about 5 feet inches high, dark
moustache, wears deer hat, turned up
mt the sides and sharp at front and rear.
The second man is taller than the first,
well built, full face, mOustache and wore
an OyercOat, dieer, and scarf around his
neck. There was a good deal OF excite
ment in the ward over the operations OF
the men last evening.
Will Hardenstein, who was in Cline's
saloon when one OF the men showed a
dollar, gave Officer Hazlett description
of him. The officer informed Officers Dun
lap and Duffy and all three Immediately
began to work up clue. The
latter two got onto the trail
OF man answering Hardenstein's descrip-
ton late last night, and traced him to the
st. James Hotel, when it was found he, IN
company with another man, had taken a
room, the names registered being Frank
Mccain and James McCarty.
This was about II o'clock, and the OIL
GERS feeling pretty sure that they were on
the right lay, went up and put the two
men under arrest, while Officer HaZlett
went up to the residence of j. Il. Cline
and brought him down to see If he could
identity them. When MIR. Cline saw the
smaller of the two he said he believed him
to be the man who had passed the dollar
on him, nut he did not know the other.
The men were then taken to the lookup
and placed in separate cells. A reporter OF
the REGISTER had talk with them and
the older of the two said he was produce
dealer in the Diamond, Pttsburg, while
the Younger, and the one on whose
appearance the arrest was made, stated
that ne was butterine manufacturer
land came down here for the
purpose of aScertaining II there
WAS an opening for the establishment oil
the business here. lie also said they had
lust arrive in the city by the lO:3O p. m.
Il. x .. train, and the only place they had
been in outside OF the hotel was Mckinley
Ia McIaughlin's saloon. Both seemed
to be- very much chagrincd over their ar
rest and were anxious to get out last even
inr, but their release could not be secured
lat so late an hour. They had deposited
lSiS5 in five, ten and twenty dollar bills
with the clerk at the st. James before they
retired.
! After placing them in the lCckup the
lofirer returned to the hotel and searched
the room, hut could lind nothing whatever
Iof suspicious nature. Besides Mr.. Cline,
Martin Terrell, Fred Hoffman, saloon keep
ers, Peter Miller, grocery keeper, John
Eorn and Andy Bishop, butchers, all had
dollars showed ON to them.
The men arrested claim that they can
clear themselves Immediately when put on
trial, and named q number of prominent
gentlemen in Pittsburg who could and
would identify them. They will probably
be taken before U. S. Commissioner Forbes
this morning 1t is probable that they are
not the right men, as Clerk Miller, ut the
st. James, says he knows the older one to
he produce dealer from Pittsburg and
has seen him here before.